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US 2001/0047736 A1Published application
Cartridge ammunition
AssigneeRheinmetall W & M GmbH, Heinrich-Ehrhardt-Strasse
InventorStefan Thiesen
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Abstract
A cartridge ammunition includes a cartridge case having a front and a rear; a projectile inserted into the cartridge case at its front and extending into the cartridge case; an igniter provided in the rear of the cartridge case; and a propellant charge accommodated in the cartridge case. The propellant charge is formed of a compacted bulk propellant powder having a density of between 0.9 and 1.2 g/cm3.
Claims7
Cartridge ammunition comprising
- (a) a cartridge case having a front and a rear;
- (b) a projectile inserted into said cartridge case at said front thereof;
- said projectile extending into said cartridge case;
- (c) an igniter provided in said cartridge case at said rear thereof;
- and
- (d) a propellant charge accommodated in said cartridge case;
- said propellant charge being formed of a compacted bulk propellant powder having a density of between 0.9 and 1.2 g/cm3.
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